Question 1

Diabetes Self Management Patient Education Materials

Accepted Answer

Few education programmes and patient support groups are there from American Diabetes Association.

Question 2

Do gestational diabetes babies go to NICU?

Accepted Answer

There's a chance that babies of GDM mother may have low blood sugar shortly after birth and hypoglycemic seizures etc which would need NICU monitoring.

Question 3

Why don't people who have diabetes heal early?

Accepted Answer

Raised blood sugar can affect the blood vessels cauing in slow movement of nutrients needed for wound to heal, diabetes also affects nerves which reduce one's sensitivity to pain from wound leading to repetitive traumas and lastly, diabetes also makes immune system less effective in fighting the infection.

Question 4

Is napping after lunch good for a type 2 diabetes patient?

Accepted Answer

Whether a person is Diabetic or not, either napping immediately after lunch or long napping is not good for the health.

Question 5

What happens when a diabetic takes 2 spoonfuls of sugar?

Accepted Answer

There can be complications aor no complications at all,it depends on the blood sugar levels of an individual.

Question 6

What causes organ failure in diabetic patients?

Accepted Answer

Raised blood sugar can damage blood vessels leading to kidney damage and eye damage, vascualr remodelling leads to raised blood pressure and heart disease.

Diabetes Self Management Patient Education Materials

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Related Questions

Do gestational diabetes babies go to NICU?

Why don't people who have diabetes heal early?

Is napping after lunch good for a type 2 diabetes patient?

What happens when a diabetic takes 2 spoonfuls of sugar?

What causes organ failure in diabetic patients?

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